Randy Jackson
Acting
- Born:
- 1956-06-23
- Place of birth:
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Diane Warren: Relentless
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Name That Tune
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Masked Singer
American Idol
Drop the Mic
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
Robots
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Kevin Hill
Dr. Vegas
The Tony Danza Show
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Punk'd
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
American Dreams
American Idol
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
The Bernie Mac Show
Good Day Live
The Early Show
Family Guy
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
The View
The Daily Show
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Today
NAACP Image Awards